bleeding in pregnancy Flashcards
symptoms threatened miscarriage
painless bleeding 6-9 weeks
symptoms incomplete miscarriage
heavy bleeding and cramping, lower abdo pain
symptoms missed miscarriage
little vaginal bleeding and pregnancy symptoms subside
symptoms ectopic
6-8 weels amenorrhea –> light bleeding // severe unilateral abdo pain // shoulder tip pain // cervical excitation
symptoms molar pregnancy
bleeding in fist trimester, extreme pregnancy symptoms, large for dates uterus, v high hCG
what is an antepartum haemorrhage
bleeding from 24 weeks
most common causes APH
placental abruption and placenta praevia
what is placental abruption
normally sited placenta detaches from uterine wall –> maternal haemorrhage
assoc placental abruption
pre-eclampsia // cocaine // multiparity // trauma // maternal age
features placental abruption
shock out of keeping with loss // multuparity // trauma // age
features uterine rupture
shock // continuous pain // tender, tense uterus !! // abnormal foetal heart // coagulation problems // pre-eclampsia, DIC, anuria
mx placental abruption if fetus alive and <36 weeks
distress = C section // no distress = admit and observe, steroids
mx placental abruption if fetus alive and >36 weeks
distress = c section // no distress = vaginal
mx placental abruption if fetus dead
vaginal delivery
maternal complications placental abruption
shock, DIC, renal failure, PPH
maternal complications placental abruption
shock, DIC, renal failure, PPH
fetal complications placental abruption
IUGR, hypoxia, death
what is placenta praevia
placenta lying wholly or partly in lower uterine segment (covering or within 20mm os)
when is placenta praevia diagnosed
20 week scan